Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 33 km SE of Beaver, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Beaver, Alaska on Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 12:48 AM AKDT (08:48 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 northern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-12 08:48:55 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
66.119° N, 146.955° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.625 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.9northern Alaska · 1796 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.027 km SW of Beaver, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.871 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.514 km NE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.847 km WSW of Venetie, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.537 km WSW of Venetie, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.529 km NNE of Beaver, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.44 km SSW of Venetie, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.716 km SSE of Venetie, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.77 km SW of Venetie, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.46 km SW of Venetie, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.3northern Alaska · 1764 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.84 km SW of Venetie, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.65 km SSW of Venetie, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.78 km WSW of Venetie, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.310 km SW of Venetie, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.917 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.514 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.538 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.533 km ESE of Beaver, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.847 km S of Beaver, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d3h7sbw. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.